Granulosa cells promote differentiation of cortical stromal cells into theca cells in the bovine ovary

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 734-740

  Orisaka, Makoto ^a   Tajima, Kimihisa ^a   Mizutani, Tetsuya ^a,b   Miyamoto, Kaoru ^a,b   Tsang, Benjamin K ^c   Fukuda, Shin ^a   Yoshida, Yoshio ^a   Kotsuji, Fumikazu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Androgen; Follicle; Granulosa cells; LH receptor; Ovary; Theca cells

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; COW; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL; HORMONE RESPONSE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OVARY; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROMA CELL; THECA CELL;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OVARY; STROMAL CELLS; THECA CELLS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33750890141     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.105.050344     Document Type: Article

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